Horatio Alger's "GRIT," also known as "The Young Boatman of Pine Point. Horatio Alger is known for his many "rags to riches" books. "Grit" is one of his later ones.
Horatio Alger Jr. ; January 13, 1832 – July 18, 1899) was a prolific 19th-century American writer, best known for his many young adult novels about impoverished boys and their rise from humble backgrounds to lives of middle-class security and comfort through hard work, determination, courage, and honesty. (Excerpt from Wikipedia)